Disposable surgical face masks for preventing surgical wound infection in clean surgery
BACKGROUND: Surgical face masks were originally developed to contain and filter droplets containing microorganisms expelled from the mouth and nasopharynx of healthcare workers during surgery, thereby providing protection for the patient. However, there are several ways in which surgical face masks...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000400014&lng=en&tlng=en |